The robber fled on foot to the intersection of Montrose and Saylor Streets where he got into a white or silver SUV. Ruth said witnesses have told police that he looked inside the bag and the dye pack exploded.

"He left the money at the scene when the dye pack exploded," Ruth said.

Ruth declined to say how much money was in the bag. No one at the bank was injured.

He said witnesses have told police the dye may have hit the man's face or head.

"It's a deep purple and it doesn't wash off easily," Ruth said.

He said schools near the scene including Lincoln and Jackson elementary schools, Bryan Junior High and Madison Early Childhood Education Center were placed on soft lockdown.

A soft lockdown means "doors are locked and no one is let inside," Ruth said.

The lockdown has since been lifted. The FBI, which will be the lead investigating agency, is on the scene, Ruth said.

Evanston police announced today they believe the man police shot and killed this week after a downtown bank robbery also is responsible for murdering two Evanston brothers in the basement of their tobacco shop this July.

Long before salary caps and multi-million-dollar contracts, members of the Elmhurst Travelers semi-pro football team played for 40 years without pay, without insurance, without anything but a passion for the game many had played either in high school, college or, in a few cases, the NFL.